Combined tobacco-receptacle and pipe-cleaner.



R. KENT.

COMBINED TOBACCO RECEPTACLE AND PIPE CLEANER.

APPLICATION .HLED DEC. 5,1916.-

Patented Oct. 9, 1917.

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. nan-DA KENT, or ELIZABETI-ITOWN, "PENNSYLVANIA, AS-SIGNOR or ONE-FOURTH T I PBISGILLA n. winner wasnnveromms'mrcr or COLUMBIA.

Specification'of Letters Eatent.

' COMBINED.TOBAGCO-BEOEPTACLEAND rirn-cnnannn.

Application filed December 5, i916; Serial No. 135,110.

To al laahom it may concern: Be. 1t known that IQRANnnnKnnr, a 'c1t1- zen of the United States, residing at Elizabethtown, in the county of Lancaster and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Combined lo'bacco-Receptacles and Pipe-Cleaners. of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates toa combined'to bacco receptacle andpipe cleaner, and more a particularly to means whereby the cleaner is carried in" the receptacle and secured thereto. i y

i The object of the invention is the provision of a receptacle and cleaner, in combination with means whereby thecleaneigwhen not in use, may be removably insertedwithin the receptacle, and detachably fastened in position therein.

A further object of the invention is the provision of meansnwherebythe cleaner is so positioned withinthe receptacle that 'the contents thereof are not exposed to the air, and consequently damaged.

' j These and other objects as may hereinafter appear, are attained by the novel construction, combination and arrangementv of 1 parts to be specifically described and claimed in the annexed specification. Referring to the drawings, 1n which elm.-

Figure 1 indicates a perspective view of a tobacco receptacle or can, showing the cleaner 1n posltion;

, Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 22 of Flg. 3 1s an enlarged sectional view of the lower part of Fig. 2;

Y Fig. & is a section taken on line H of Fig. 2 i

. Fig. 5 is a plan viewof the bottom of the receptacle or container;

Fig. 6 is a perspective'view of the cleaner,

and

Fig. 7 is a fragmentaryperspective view, showinga modified form of cleaner.

In the drawlngs, 1 indicates a tobacco, re-

.ceptacle,.hereinafter called the can, of the usual construction, provided at its bottom with the usual peripheralflange 2. Snugly fitting within the can is the usual capsule 3 of paraffin paper, or of other air-proofed is the construction and arrangement of tobacco cans at present in use.

Patented Oct. 9 1917.;

In the application of my improvement, 6

the bottom 5 of the can is apertured at 6, this aperture being preferably provided on the line of mergencebetweenthe vertical wall of the flange 2, and the bottom 5, and,

also preferably, near one of the edges'of the can, as clearly indicated in all the figures-of the drawing. Moreover, and-for a purpose to be hereinafter explained, the aperture 6 is preferablyso formed that the inwardly turned flange 7 thereofis upwardly beveled or inclined,as indicated in Figs. 2, 3 and4.

The cleaner 8 may be'of any desired construction. I prefer to construct it of a fairly resilient, corrugated wire, as shown in Fig. 6, and, if desired, it may be covered partly or wholly with felt or other absorbout. It is preferably formed'of .a material which is possessed not. only of an inherent resiliency, but is also sufliciently rigid for .the purposes to be hereinafter described.

The outer end 9, or handle of the cleaner, is turned at approximately a right angle to the body portion, and terminates in an angled extension 10, as shown in the drawings.

From the foregoing the operation ofmy device is clear. The cleaners may be applied in position at the factory, when the tobacco is packed in the cans, or the can may be pierced by the consumer and the cleaners made and properly positioned, or the cleaners may be bought in the open market. In any event the body portion ofthe cleaner is' inserted in the aperture 6, and extends upwardlywithin the can, between a side wall thereof and the air-proof capsule 3. It will be noted, see Figs. 2 and 8, that thelower portions of the capsule 3 are rou'nde'd'at the bottom, greatly facilitating the insertion of the cleaner between the wall and the capsule without danger of rupture of the latter.

It will'be understood that, with the body of the-cleaner between the wall and capsule, due to the proper proportioning of the partsthe handle 9 will be upon the bottom The cleaner may then-be rotated so that .the handle Qmay extend across the bottom 5, and the angled extension 10 will then frictionally engage the flange 2.. A'slight pressure to'the right, when the device is in the position shown in Fig. 5, will partly flea the handle a to the position shown in l e- 1b 9;

dotted lines, and will cause increased. pressure or friction between the "fl'ange' 2 and extension 10. I have shown in the drawings a further mea'nsto insure-the'retentionof the cleaner in position, the flange 2 being-hammered or' bent inwardly sl1ghtly,-'at

11, to extend over the extension Q construction has 1ts advantages, but 1s not absolutely essential, asthe resiliency of the material of the cleanerw'ill satisfactorily hold; itin position when the, parts are propy rr por i n 1 movement oftheuhandlel) to' the left, see

Figs. 5 and 7, willrelease the engagement between the extension, 10 and flange 2, and admit of rotation and removal of the cleaner 8. p

It will be observerljthatithe handleportionof the cleaner, when the, cleaner is in itsfsecured position,.rests. above the lower edges' of the: flange 2, and consequently, in handlingthe can, placingit in the pocket or taking it therefrom, etc, the probability of rotation ofthe. cleaner and consequent disphtcement and loss thereof, is reduced to the minimumi I i ilt is to be noted 'a'lso that, in.. use bythe consumer, he point of the cleaner is placed upon. the line of n ergence betweenithe flange 2 and bottom ThQlPQiIlt is merely 'inoved along this line and toward the aperture-,6 which on account of the bevel thereof, is easily located for. the insertion of; the cleanen. The cleanerf is. then pushed; upwardly in thecan, betweenthe capsule and wall, asbefore,stated The packed tobacco exerts. a pressure upon the capsule, ofiering s ome resistance to the passageof th cleaner. This resistance maybeutilized in freeihgutlre cleaner of ncotin and other feulflnatter brought from, the pipe stems,

th elcleaner-being. rotated for this purpose.

In. fact, thefslight rotation: necessary for locking);v and unlocking the handleis suflicient to; purge the cleaner Since. the capis aterproof thedeposits left thereon the cleaner. cannot reach and injure the tobaccqeontainedfin the can,

' Frgm .ffregoing it will be clear, that I, havedevisela construction of a cleaner which} is. well adapted for'combination with i Qthefcan at present in use, and; one which is exceedingly economical from an "installation standpoinhand efiicient operation.

co ies of this patent maybe obtained for "stantially as described.

the receptacleand the contents thereof, said cleaner being shaped to provide means ada-pted'to en'gage'saidflange, whereby the cleanerv is 'detachably held w ithin the recept cl 2; The cornbination'with an apertured' re ceptacle for cap'sulcd smoking tobacco and providedwith amarginalflan'ge at one Of its ends,of a relatively. resilientpipe cleaner adapted for insertion through said end wall, and to liej within thefreceptacle between a side wall and the capsuled tobacco, said cleaner'being provided. on its outer end with a resilient angled portion adapted to en gage said marginal flangeanddetachably hold the I cleaner in itsinsertedliposition.

' 8. The combination with a receptacle cons taining a tobacco capsuleandha'ying side and end walls, one ofthe latter'being pro vided with a peripheral flange, ofa pipe cleaner adapted for insertion through-said end. wall, adjacent said flange, andfito ex tend within the receptacle between said capsule and a sidewall, said'cleaner being pro;- videdwith an extension a.ngularly."clisposed with respect to the body portion thereof, said extension resting upon the outside of the end. wall and lying wholly within a plane between the" end of the receptacleand the edge of the flange, sai'df e xtension:engaging said flange, whereby the cleaner, is detachably secured in position within the receptacle. 1

4. The combination with a smoking-tobacco receptacle provided with a marginal flange havingan offset portion, of pipe cleaner adapted forinsertion within'said receptacle and having at its outer end, an extension engaging said 'fl'ange'and' resting between. the endof the receptacle and said tachablv held withinithe receptacle, sub- In testimony whereof I." aflix my signature in the presence of two'witnesses;

' RANDAL KENT; 1

\Vitnesses; I I

' vRuss an, L. S'rnvnNs, -Zinnia T; Jones.

Washington, D. G.

five cents each, by adilressing-theg commissioncriof'LEZtents; 

